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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1919)
5 ^ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 j g ^Jf ♦ GREETINGS 4 4 4 4* 4» 4 4 4 ♦ ♦ 4 4* 4* 4* 4 4* 4 4 4 ♦ 4 * Hello Old Friend. How do you do, , How's the World « ’tilling You, I «rip Your Hand and Wish You Well In all Good Thing« that Tongues can Tell. Gem Confectionery 4* J. A. HENDERSHOTT 4 Slayton, Oregon 4* i® 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ^ New Year Greetings T o All M y Old Customirs and Friends • _ c May the coming year bring you HuppincKs and P/osperity A ..V - J m !TA’S S » » I is ‘ » » g r e e t in g s We wish all our Customers and Friends a HAPPY NEW YEAR W e thank you for your past patronage and solicit a continuance of the same in the future. Lilly Hardware Company i °S o ( q * '! Nappy Mew Year To AH Customers 2* May the New Year be a prosperous one for you is the wish of Proprietor of The O Forrest Mack jg K. B erber Shop 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ;H 4 4 4 H ELLO ! W e just wanted to wish 4 4 Everybody a * ♦A HAPPY NEW YEAR | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 May the coming New Year be -a Prosperous one for All STAYTON Telephone Co. ■T h e B u g l e ( X l e Summon! all the force* and reaourcet of the Republic to the defense of freedom [J£[) J/tpE Innocent Request tne Prelude to Much Trouble. A ft ir Mr, Tem porary’» K*p*rlene« With ths Form idsbls " i y « * « ! " Ha P .sU rrsd to Pay for Anything That Ho M ght Rtqulra. I w a n t'd a wire paper clip. Ml*« Hmlth, ii I no new In Hie ministry, »aid »he would fetch som e from the store keeper. 'H int's what started the iflat- ler. I piloted the loo»a papers to gether and went on with my work. The storekeeper had evidently ra- fuaed to part with any d ip s without atfi order. Mlaa Smith brought tue a printed folder containing a request for •‘paper cllpa. wire,” which she had typed In trlplh a te on prper headed "M inistry o f Econom y. Kor depart mental use only.” She said It waa the right thing to do and 1 waa lo sign It. and then Mr. Jones, downstair*, would deal with It. It sounded quite Inno c e n t; I Initialed It without misgiving. Eater In the week the folder can»« hack. It contained several extra sheet* o f paper and had evidently traveled. , The ttr*t minute waa from Mr. Jon c*: “ In reference to Mr. T em porary'* roqu< st for paper cllpa, wire, for departmental use. I fall to ace w h a f advantage these have over paper clips, bru.s. which are In use In my department.” Mr. K ooiiihoii said that tile question opened a wide Held, and he hod re quested the storekeeper to let him know how uiHny paper ell|Mt, hrnss. he had In stock. “ See attached sheets A and A t.” These w ere a formal request to the storekeeper, and tils reply, to say he had .17 on e-grow boxes on hand mid one box, partly opened, which he estimated to contuln 110. If the exact number was required he would huve the d ip s counted. Mr. Short i » o l l i t o u t that hi* c o l league. had not noticed that the mut ter was one which cam e within the province o f the ministry o f wire draw ing. Me hnd consequently put through a request fo r a prlcv nt which paper cll|m. wire, could b e supplied. He a t tached a carlsiii copy o f hi* letter, und h reply from the applied wire depart ment. ministry o f wire drawing, to say the matter was receiving attention and would he dealt with In due time. The next minute was from u gentle man who had evidently set the vast mactilnt ry o f the directorate o f ^.fllce suppllc* and sundries at work. A t tached w ere paper* from them to say they had paper clip*, wire, ns well as paper dip *, bras*. In stock. They wished to he certain that no change In design was necessary, and w ere Mending, by motor, samples o f the pu ller d ip s .(w ir e ) they had In stock, as |>erliiipN one or oilier might prove suit able. Ap|Mtnded were other pa|icrs o f wMch the first was from the ch ief o f the departmental garage to say he had a m otor at Huntingdon awaiting a con signment o f puper. He had Instructed the driver lo return at once. O o his arrival he would dlsputch goods a* res; nested. . . . At this point Miss Smith enters*): “ W ill you make out an order fo r a typew riter eraser?" “ No," I answered (Irmly. "Y ou will please give this dim e to one o f the messenger girl* and ask her to go nut und buy one I"— S. P., tu London MalL T w o W ar Heroea. The tw o colored soldiers o f the American army In Krauce who be came fam ous for their bravery and courage In preventing m ore than twen ty Teuton* west o f Verdun from exe cuting a well-developed plau to assail one o f the tuimt Important (Mints of resistance on the Am erican front, have been decorated hy the French. Their names w e Henry Johnson and Need hum Huberts. Both are privates and members o f the old New York Na tional Guard. It ia said these men have been awarded the war crass by the French general o f the division un der whom the unit Is serving, and that Johnson Is scheduled to receive the m uch-coveted gold palm o f the French army com m ander ns well.— Southern W om an's Magazine. “ I Like Gr^vy.” At a recent dinner party that Includ ed llte little folk In their high chairs, the gnosis fell to talking o f that cus tom o f the dark ages— making ch il dren wait until the second table. “ When I was a little shaver," said a prominent attorney, "m y brother and I w ere holding forth In the kitchen. T w ice the gravy bow l had been re- lllled. The third time It was returned to the dining room my brother stuck his head through the door nnd y elled : "D on 't cat up all the gravy. I like gravy.” THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE which the United State* authorities have ranked as one o f the ftk een distinguished institutions of the country for ciccllcnre in military training, haa responded to the call. The College ia distinguished not only for its military instruction, but • D istinguished also fob — Its strong industrial course* for men and for women: In Agriculture, L’orrjnrerce, Engineering, Forestry Home Economics, Mining, Pharmacy, and Vocational Education. Itt wholesome, purposeful student life. Its democratic college spirit. Its successful graduates. Students enrolled Inst year, ^453 ; stars on it« service flags, 1258 , over forty percent representing officers. C ollege o p e n s S e p tem b er 23, 1918 "Fish Meal” for Cattle. On the jh o rcs o f the North sen there has recently been started a factory for the m anufacture o f what has proven to he a very satisfactory food for live stock from the refuse o f a fish packing plant. A "fish meal” Is turned out which contains ik'i per cent o f nllmmcn nnd IK per rent o f fut. It is eaten by swine and Some cattle nc- cept It readily. Besides making use o f n refuse, It release* much grain otherwise demanded for foot I by these animal*. f>or catalog, newllltt rau ! L*»Uer. an Jot < • in:., it .nr \% rit#e> the Registrar, Corvallis I S u h s c r ib a For th e M a i! Ten Years a Long Tims. “ Why Is Wombat hustling so strenu- n r s ly l I thought he retired With enough hi l^ve ou.” "It hunted like enough to llv* o n — ten y«nrr a go."—Judge. REACH LIM IT IN ABSORPTION Small Things Like the Turmoil of a Groat War Cannot Disturb Chooo Dcvotocs. T o It* devotee* rheas In the most iihsorlilng o f all mental actlvlllea, (he guiiie lhut above all oilier* brings com plete forgetfulness o f Hie world to those wlm play and tho*e who wntrli the inirves, observes a writer In the New York Herald. A striking exumple o f till* » c lfa b - aorptlou tin a been shown recently In the rooms o f s local «lies* club when dlstlngulslied expert* struggled for su premacy In the mimic Held heedle*a o f Ihe stupendous four-year struggle that was fast drawing lo a close on Eu rope's shell-torn. M ood-soaked bourd. What wus the reckless «laughter of thousands o f German soldier* In cone puHson with the sa crifice -o f a single Ivory pawn standing guard In-fore It* queen? Which one o f those who moved the piece* or o f the greater number who watched them with fur rowed brows and fuat-lienting hearts thought o f the knlaer'it peace ofTer while the queen's gam bit n s paaalng before their ey e»? T h e po|K* may lift hi* voice In word* o f solem o counsel, tut they heed him not. The only ee- clealuatlnil pow er that they recognlle Is that o f the mitred bishop sweeping Into the heart o f the enem y'» country nnd smiting the rock ns It stand*. T o read the printed account* o f thl* tournament Is to recall the old Puck picture o f tw o chess player* carried In llielr chair* from a burning build ing wllh H h ' boHrd between them. Nor do we wonder nt the fuel that It was only while absorbed In Ills dully game that the exiled Napoleon could forget Kir lJu'lKiiti Lowe. • Mike laughed at the Judge fo r chewing G ravely. T h e Judge cam e right back at M ike with a friend ly chew — juat • couple of little »quarea off hi» plug of R eal G ravely. , M ike found that the chew stayed with him for a long w hile, and the m ore he chew ed the better it tasted. Good American Family. Thirty year* ngo a girl cam e to this country from Russia to marry Louis Fleshlier, sn Immigrant fram the same country. Th^y settled In Springfield, Mas*., nnd when the United States en tered the w ar they hnd fou r son*, the oldest 23. All o f them entered the nru»y and the eldest hns distinguished hhhself In battle. He Is the young man who. having lost an arm and an eye while cartvlng ammunition through shell fire, optim istically exclaim ed: "I'm the luckiest Jew In the army. Any other man In my |Jaee would have been k illed ."—Am erican Israelite. “Olive” 0 * 1 . Over S00 dlffercnt tvpe» « f hii«ko<1 vice or paibly wvre under exntnlnation Inst vear nt «n e « f thè gnvernment gii cui turni farai» In Burina, and «ver 200 types « f «assumimi w erc prown nt nnother. H ltherto muri» « f thè sussu mimi grewn In Burnir h -s heen ex- perto 1 to Rurnpe, where It |s usisi fnr thè prmhietlon nf 'h e «o-eallcil “ olive oli" foi- v hleh l'ruTu-e nnd Iluly huve long Iteen faine-’ . Try a Tricorn, Stop to think how often a certa?» r! -k In the bakery department o f ^ certain dow ntown store helps you to decide on n round marshmallow cake ir n square chocolate In preference to I three-cornered devil's food. "Look at the tricorn« left ngntn.” snickered th - white-aproned diplomat. "SY\er cateti ne- pnoMn’ for tri'*: tvn- hard to w ra p."— Indianapolis News. • /I Real Gravely Chewing Plug each piece packed in a pouch_____ P 0 GriAVELY TOOACCO CO-, DANVILLE. VA o Save Today for Tomorrow's Meeds | Dov>u I've “ from hand to mouth?” There is a system of living whereby | T ccej may be made to provide for Tomorrow— this year for next year— the prime o f manhood for old age. Explanation of H ieroglyphics Admit tedly Very Old Will Surely Be of the Greatest Interest. French Live Stock cn the Decline. T h e United Stales fo»Hl adm inistra tion has called attention to the large decrease In live ati>ck In France since the beginning o f the war. In cattle thl* decrease atnonnted to 2 .MW .000 up to D ecem ber, 10J7; In sheep the de crease mu.Hinted to 0,238.000 h ea d ; In hog* to 2/0)0,000 head. In the period since ow ing to the food shortage there ha* be»-n a still further shrinkage. Fig ure* like the*e Indicate that there will he a large and Insistent demand for live stock from this country for the foreign trade fo r many years after pence I* finally estahlslhed. h p n f a r t k t r — th a t't why yom t a » f t Ik t g a t j la t t i t f tk it cia ti PEYTON BRAND EPIGRAPHS PROVE A PUZZLE Am ateur archeologists o f California are endeavoring to Interest profe»- «lotinl scientist* o f tile Fast In the epigraphs which u I miuik I « it the rocks o f Bound Valley, not fa r from the city o f Bishop, and which are believed to he as old. If not older. Hum the hiero glyphic* o f earliest Egypt, to which they hear a strange resemblance. It Is believed hy many that the strange markings constituted the names by which amTetit tribes marked the source o f water supply for the benefit o f those o f their number who lived raving live*. The*»- hieroglyphic* have never been deciphered, although they nre matter* o f record In the leading museums o f the country. It Is said. The Indinn trllies now living in the vicinity de- rlnre they are ihe work o f the Indians o f North Am erica and that they ante date ail aboriginal lore. Som e who huve examined the atrange marking* in the flinty bow l ders say the helrogiyphlcs closely re semble those o f earliest Egypt and may replace the latter as the flrst written language o f humanity. They are round alw ays In the vicin ity o f w ater supplies, the same mark ing* discover,*«! neur Bishop appearing also on rocks extending through the Canadian border, dow n through W ash ington, Oregon and California to the Mexican line and beyond. This fact. It 1* argued. Indicate* thntt prehistoric tribes mark»*! a highway for th.-ir mi grating member* or for their armies, giving specific direction« ns to tin- best water supplies alone the way. “ There’s the real tobac co satisfaction,” says the Judge: “ and it costs noth ing extra to chew this class of plug.” ■ SAVE■ This one word tells the story. Just a little regu larly deposited in our savings department makes a pleasently sur prising showing in the yeais to come I Capital $50,000.00 Farmers & Merchants [Bank of Stay ton,Oregon I A A A A A A A ^ A A .> A A A A A * A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE W e carry a large line of dry goods, shoes, notions, gents’ furnishings, hats, caps and rubber goods, etc. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT has a large line of fancy and staple groceries, canned goods, sm oked m eats. In fact e v erything you w ill find in a first-class M erchandise store is to be found here at prices th at are right. GEHLEN’S STORE 40 4 ' 4 44 4 A A * * o 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 •> * 4 A •» 4 * - ❖ •S* -> ♦ A •> * A « * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A • I •I •1 o X» T A A A A A ❖ ❖ ❖ A A A A « ♦ A A A The Mail is $1.50 a Year 1 0000000040000400000000000000000000000040000000^ L e s l e y Hot el MRS. F R A N K LESLEY. 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